Echeveria plant named ‘ECRPI01-0’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct  Echeveria  cultivar named ‘ECRPI01-0’ is disclosed, characterized by a tight rosulate plant form, unique leaf margins that are undulating, crenulate and bright pink. The new variety is an  Echeveria , normally produced as an ornamental garden or container plant.

Latin name of the genus and species: Echeveria gibbiflora.

Variety denomination: ‘ECRPI01-0’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The new Echeveria cultivar is a product of a planned breeding programconducted by the inventor, John Oates, in Macquaires Fields, Australia.The objective of the breeding program was to produce new Echeveriavarieties for ornamental commercial applications. The new variety is aproduct of crossbreeding that occurred on Apr. 11, 2005, at a commercialnursery in Macquaires Fields, Australia.

The seed parent is the unpatented, proprietary seedling variety ofEcheveria gibbiflora, ‘Line 541’. The pollen parent is the unpatented,proprietary seedling variety Echeveria gibbiflora, ‘Line 190’. The newvariety was discovered during January of 2006 by the inventor in a groupof seedlings resulting from the 2005 crossing, in a commercial nurseryin Macquaires Fields, Australia.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar has been performed by tissueculture. This was first performed at a laboratory in Tumbi Umbi,Australia in March of 2008 and has shown that the unique features ofthis cultivar are stable and reproduced true to type in 15 successivegenerations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The cultivar ‘ECRPI01-0’ has not been observed under all possibleenvironmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat withvariations in environment such as temperature, day length, and lightintensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe the unique characteristics of ‘ECRPI01-0’. These characteristics incombination distinguish ‘ECRPI01-0’ as a new and distinct Echeveriacultivar:

-   -   1. Very strong and consistent undulation of leaf margin.    -   2. Undulating foliage.    -   3. Unique leaf blade coloration of grey-green with a strong,        bright pink margin color.    -   4. Rosulate plant form.

PARENT COMPARISON

Plants of the new cultivar ‘ECRPI01-0’ are similar to plants of the seedparent, unpatented, proprietary seedling variety of Echeveria gibbiflora‘Line 541’ in most horticultural characteristics, however, plants of thenew cultivar ‘ECRPI01-0’ produce a leaf margin with stronger undulation,and a thicker bright pink margin coloration.

Plants of the new cultivar ‘ECRPI01-0’ are similar to plants of thepollen parent; Echeveria gibbiflora ‘Line 190’ in most horticulturalcharacteristics, however, plants of the new cultivar ‘ECRPI01-0’produces leaves that are greyed-green, with a strong bright pink margin,whereas the pollen parent produces green foliage with a thin pinkmargin. The new variety has foliage which does not fade in hightemperatatures.

COMMERCIAL COMPARISON

‘ECRPI01-0’ can be compared to the commercial variety Echeveriagibbiflora ‘ECRAQ03-0’, filed concurrently, having application Ser. No.13/987,155. Plants of ‘ECRPI01-0’ are similar to plants of ‘ECRAQ03-0’in most horticultural characteristics, however, plants of ‘ECRPI01-0’produce leaves with bright pink margin, whereas ‘ECRAQ03-0’ produces ared margin. The margin coloration of plants of ‘ECRPI01-0’ is thickerand more consistent than the margin of plants of ‘ECRAQ03-0’.Additionally, plants of ‘ECRPI01-0’ produce leaves that do not changecolor with temperatures changes

‘ECRPI01-0’ can be compared to the commercial variety Echeveriagibbiflora ‘ECRRE02-0’, filed concurrently, having application Ser. No.13/987,156. Plants of ‘ECRPI01-0’ are similar to plants of ‘ECRRE02-0’in most horticultural characteristics, however, plants of ‘ECRPI01-0’produce leaves with an undulating margin, compared to the crenulatedmargin of ‘ECRRE02-0’. Additionally, ‘ECRRE02-0’ fades somewhat underhigh temperatures, whereas ‘ECRPI01-0’ does not fade under hightemperatures

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

The accompanying photograph in FIG. 1 illustrates in full color atypical plant of ‘ECRPI01-0’. The photograph was taken usingconventional techniques and although colors may appear different fromactual colors due to light reflectance it is as accurate as possible byconventional photographic techniques.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

In the following description, color references are made to The RoyalHorticultural Society Colour Chart 2007 except where general terms ofordinary dictionary significance are used. The following observationsand measurements describe ‘ECRAQ03-0’ plants grown in a greenhouse inOxnard, Calif. The growing temperature ranged from approximately 15° C.to 28° C. during the day and from 12° C. to 22° C. during the night.General light conditions are bright, normal sunlight. Measurements andnumerical values represent averages of typical plant types. Measurementswere taken from plants grown in warm temperatures, during Spring andSummer.

-   Botanical classification: Echeveria gibbiflora ‘ECRPI01-0’.

PROPAGATION

-   Propagation method: Tissue culture.

PLANT

-   Age of plant described: Approximately 14 months from tissue culture.-   Container size: 1 gallon nursery container.-   Height: Approximately 14 cm to top of highest leaf.-   Plant spread: Approximately 29 cm.-   Growth rate: Slow.-   Branching characteristics: To date, only a single rosette, without    branches observed.

FOLIAGE

-   Leaf:    -   -   Arrangement.—Rosette.        -   Average length.—Approximately 10 cm.        -   Average width.—Approximately 14 cm.        -   Shape of blade.—Broad deltate.        -   Aspect.—Undulating.        -   Apex.—Rounded crenulate.        -   Base.—Obuse.        -   Margin.—Undulating and somewhat crenulate.        -   Texture of top surface.—Glabrous.        -   Texture of bottom surface.—Glabrous.        -   Quantity of leaves per plant.—Approximately 15 large leaves,            and 5 smaller immature inner leaves.        -   Color.—Young foliage upper side: Near RHS Greyed-Green 191C,            margin near RHS Red 46C. Young foliage under side: Near RHS            Greyed-Green 191C, margin near RHS Red 46C. Mature foliage            upper side: Near RHS Greyed-Green 191A, margin near RHS Red            46C. Mature foliage under side: Near RHS Near RHS            Greyed-Green 191A, margin near Red 46C.        -   Venation.—Type: Linear. Venation color upper side:            Indistinguishable from foliage. Venation color under side:            Indistinguishable from foliage.

FLOWER

-   Flowering not observed to date.

REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

-   None observed to date.

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

-   Seeds and fruits: No seeds-fruits detected to date.-   Disease/pest resistance: Neither resistance nor susceptibility to    the normal diseases and pests of Echeveria have been observed.-   Temperature tolerance: Tolerates temperatures from approximately    0° C. to at least 40° C.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Echeveria plantnamed ‘ECRPI01-0’ as herein illustrated and described.